Recall: Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market Organic Baby Spinach (Aug01)- Listeria

[Missouriwatcher]

August 5, 2011 - Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market Inc., is voluntarily recalling fresh Organic Baby Spinach with the Enjoy by date of Aug 01 sold under the f&e? label.

The recall notification is being issued out of an abundance of caution based on a random sample test, conducted on behalf of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). One bag of this product with the Aug 01 Enjoy by date was confirmed to be positive for Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been associated with this product...

Fresh & Easy believes that it is important to alert consumers that might still possess this product with the Enjoy by date of Aug 01. Customers still in possession of this expired product should immediately dispose of it.

f&e? Organic Baby Spinach 5 oz.(142g) Plastic Bag bar code: 20001162 Enjoy by Aug 01

The recalled product was sold in Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stores located in California, Nevada, and Arizona.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm267200.htm

 

[Emily]

Re: Recall: Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market Organic Baby Spinach (Aug01)- Listeria

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/08/listeria-test-prompts-organic-baby-spinach-recall/

Food Recalls
Listeria Test Prompts Organic Spinach Recall
by Olivia Marler | Aug 09, 2011

A California market chain is recalling bags of organic baby spinach after a random sample tested by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) showed that one bag was positive for Listeria monocytogenes....

http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/listeriosis/

What is listeriosis?

Listeriosis, a serious infection usually caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, is an important public health problem in the United States. The disease primarily affects older adults, pregnant women, newborns, and adults with weakened immune systems. However, rarely, persons without these risk factors can also be affected. The risk may be reduced by following a few simple recommendations...
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How does Listeria get into food?

Listeria monocytogenes is found in soil and water....